Focus on the 60s (1960-64)
Focus on the 60s (1960-64) - Sports
(COLOR) World heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson being knocked out in the first round by challenger Sonny Charles Liston in Chicago, on Sept. 25, 1962. (COLOR) Heavyweight championship fight between Champion Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) in Miami on Feb 25, 1965; after Liston fails to make the bell in the 7th, Clay is awarded the fight, celebrates. (B&W) Boxing ring filled with young Caucasian boys jumping, raising gloves into air in Annapolis, Maryland; boys boxing in a ring. Male Caucasian doctor checking Caucasian man's breathing with stethoscope; Two young Caucasian men jumping in place. Caucasian female divers executing dangerous dives from high dive. African American male high jumper. Elderly Caucasian man bowling. Discus thrower. Track event, judge shooting off starter gun, winner crossing finish line.
Focus on the 60s (1960-64) - Sports
Yachts sailing in Nantucket, Massachusetts. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy water-skiing. Pan of long board surfers surfing in California; nice glassy waves breaking fairly quickly. Ski-kite parasailing competition.
Focus on the 60s (1960-64) - Sports
Rodeo competition with Caucasian male cowboys riding bucking broncos and bull steers. Horse race, jockeys guiding horses toward cam; Queen Elizabeth II leaning over rail at racetrack, Queen Mother smiling in FG; Horse race; horse Kelso and jockey Eddie Arcaro in winner's circle. Indianapolis 500, 1961: massive balloon launch; judge waving starting flag; laps & crashes; horde of press photographers; driver A.J. Foyt kissing woman in the winner's circle. Italian Grand Prix, 1961: Ferrari spinning out of control during race, ultimately killing 15 spectators; medics tending to wounded; spectators leaning over railing for better view of race.
Focus on the 60s (1960-64) - Professional Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates player Bill Mazeroski running to home plate after lead-off homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 7 that won the World Series for Pittsburgh, crowd mobbing him at plate, 1960. General Manager Gene Autry posing with Los Angeles Angels manager Bill Rigney. Los Angeles Angels players tossing balls at spring training. Gene Autry watching batter in cage. New York Yankee Roger Maris hitting 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record, 1961. Los Angeles Dodgers celebrating on field winning the 1963 World Series of Baseball. Two African-American women standing & cheering in stands. Dodgers players celebrating victory, drinking champagne in locker room.
Focus on the 60s (1960-64) - Sports
Chicago Blackhawks scoring winning goal; fans jumping onto ice; Blackhawk players posing with Stanley Cup. Overbrook (PA) High School standout Wilt Chamberlain (1951-55) posing for cam; Wilt Chamberlain warming-up, playing basketball for University of Kansas (1955-58). Pro golfers Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus teeing off, putting on green; Jack Nicklaus helping Arnold Palmer don Masters jacket. athletes